Encounter, 2021. Co-written and directed by Michael Pearce. Starring Riz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer, Rory Cochrane, Janina Gavankar, Lucian-River Chauhan, and Aditya Geddada. SYNOPSIS: Two brothers embark on a journey with their father, who is trying to protect them from an alien threat. Beast director Michael Pearce impressively scales-up for his sophomore feature, delivering another tricksy, […]
Shang-Chi’s China release in doubt due to past remarks from Simu Liu
While Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings continues to defy initial expectations, having grossed over $200 million in its first week of release, the superhero blockbuster’s overall box office prospects could be about to suffer a blow with reports that a release in China is now in doubt. According to Deadline, […]
Filming has officially wrapped on Mission: Impossible 7
It seems like forever now since cameras first began rolling on Mission: Impossible 7, but a year and a half after production first got underway – and numerous shutdowns and delays due to COVID later – director Christopher McQuarrie has taken to Instagram to announce that filming has finally wrapped on the next instalment in […]
Batgirl star Leslie Grace confirms that Batman won’t appear in the HBO Max movie
Some three and a half years after Joss Whedon “stepped down” from the director’s chair, Warner Bros. and DC Films are pushing ahead with their plans for a Batgirl movie, with Bad Boys For Life directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah set to direct Leslie Grace (In the Heights) as Barbara Gordon for an […]
Fox chief says there are “active creative discussions” about more 24
Last year, Kiefer Sutherland expressed his interest in reprising his role of CTU agent Jack Bauer for more 24, and it seems he may well get his wish as Fox Entertainment President Michael Thorn has confirmed that “active creative discussions” are taking place about a potential revival of the action drama series. “There’s still a […]
Marvel’s New Warriors showrunner shares look at Squirrel Girl, says show was cancelled for being “too gay”
It’s been two years since it was that the plug had been pulled on Marvel’s New Warriors series, a half-hour live-action comedy series which would have focussed on the characters of Mister Immortal, Squirrel Girl, Night Thrasher, Speedball, Microbe and Debrii. The project originally received a ten-episode order from Freeform, and got as far as […]
Comic Book Preview – Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour #1
DC brings Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour to comic book shops this Tuesday, and you can check out the preview of the first issue here… Picking up directly from the cliffhanger ending of Harley Quinn: The Animated Series, Harley and Ivy are on the run after narrowly escaping Ivy’s ill-fated […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – Lo Invisible
Lo Invisible, 2021. Co-written and directed by Javier Andrade. Starring Anahi Hoeneisen, Matilde Lagos, Gerson Guerra, Juan Lorenzo Barragán, Paola Navarrete, and Cristina Marchán. SYNOPSIS: When Luisa returns from a psychiatric clinic after a bout of severe postpartum depression, she enters a new confinement in her dazzling home, surrounded by family members and a brigade […]
Comic Book Preview – The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #6
DC Comics has shared the official preview for The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #6 ahead of its release this Tuesday, and we have it for you here… CHAPTER SIX – Those meddling kids The untold eerie mystery that brought about the first historic meeting between…a young Batman and a pup named Scooby-Doo! The Batman & […]
LEGO expands its Winter Village Collection with Santa’s Visit
LEGO has unveiled its next addition to its Winter Village Collection with the 1445 piece Santa’s Visit (10293) set which goes on sale on October 1st, priced at £79.99/$99.99; check out the promotional images below… If you’re dreaming of the perfect Christmas Eve, get the festive season off to a magical start with this LEGO® […]
